NCERT Solutions For Class 8 English Chapter 25 (Supplementary Reader) - 8. Jalebis

No, he didn’t get any rupee by playing the game. Instead, he saw a worm under the big rock.

If God had granted his wish that day, he would not have learnt the lesson of not doing anything wrong in future. He would have been like a bird and might have learnt any skill.

After spending his fees money on jalebis, he had to be absent from school for the first time in his life.

When the time to pay the fees draws near, he tucked his bag under his arm and slipped out from the school. By crossing the railway track, he disobeyed his elders.

He was about to get his monthly scholarship the next day. He planned to pay his fees with that scholarship.

The above statement means that children are capable of digesting anything they overeat. I partly agree with the statement.

In order to finish the jalebis, he had eaten many jalebis. He was unable to digest them all. He feared that one or two jalebis might come out with a burp.

(i)He had bought jalebis for one rupee; because of its quantity he couldn't eat all of them.

(ii)He distributed the remaining jalebis among the boys from the neighbourhood.

Having reached home, he couldn’t suppress his temptation for fresh jalebis. He rushed to the sweet shop, bought jalebis and enjoyed them to his heart’s content.

(i) The coins in the boy's pocket urged him to buy hot and fresh jalebis.

(ii)Yes, the coins were misguiding him because the money was meant for paying school fees.

The boy couldn't pay the school fees on the day he brought the money to school because the teacher master Ghulam Mohammad was on leave.

The game with Allah Miyan was that he would go up to the signal, touch it and come back. In the meantime, God should put four rupees under a big rock.

He tries to please God with his requests and the recitation of the entire namaz. He admits his mistake. He repents that he wouldn't have spent his money on jalebis if he had known about the delay in scholarship. Thus, he argues his case like a lawyer.

(i) The oldest coin convinced him that they were telling him for his own good. He can pay his fee next day with his scholarship money. So he should not suppress his desire for jalebis.

(ii)He didn't follow his advice. He was a promising student. He was from a good family of repute. He didn't want to get defame for it.

Initially, the boy didn't take the advice of the coins seriously for a couple of reasons. He could not spend the money meant for paying school fees on jalebis. Secondly, the boy knew the harsh nature of the master and the punishment.

• The boy is definitely intelligent. The evidences include, his scholarship which he gets every month, he is well aware of what is wrong and what is right, he fights his case before God like a lawyer.
• Yes his outlook on the jalebis episode changed after Class VIII. He realised that nothing comes without a price. If God grants everyone’s wishes when asked, man would not learn any skill. He would be no better than birds.
• The coins are made to talk because they reflect the conflict going on in his own mind.

• (a) Jalebis are meant to be eaten, and those with money in their pocket can eat them.

(b) But then, these jalebis are no common sort of Jalebis. They’re crisp, fresh and full of syrup.

(c) My mouth watered. I rushed out of the house bare foot and ran towards the bazaar.

• (a) My head started to spin.

(b) When the recess bell rang I tucked my bag under my arm and left the school.

(c) Now, for the crime of eating few jalebis, for the first time in my life I was absent from school.

(d) Sitting under a tree, at first I felt like crying.

• (a) I don’t eat all by myself, and I fed them to a whole lot of children.

(b) Allah miyan! I’m a very good boy. I have memorized the entire namaz. I even know the last ten surats of the Quran by heart.